A Day at the Beach

I don't want no pitchure!

Cailin has been pretty adamant lately about not taking a picture of her. When I take out the camera and call her name so that she can look at me. She usually says, "I don't want no pictchure (picture)."

At the beach she was way to busy playing to stop and look at me. I put her in a chair and she just got right back down. She was way to busy playing in the sand and chasing after Ariel to be interested in what I was trying to do.

At the beach, she gets completely covered in sand from head to toe. It gets crazy trying to rinse her off (while I'm trying to stay dry) and get the sand out of all body crevices. However, she loves playing in the wader (water) and throwing sand on the beach.

My big girl doesn't mind taking pictures. She will usually sit for a picture whenever I have the camera out.

She would probably cringe at my next question, but it's something I am always teasing her about. When she tells me about another loose tooth in her mouth, I always act concerned and ask her when exactly do you stop loosing teeth.

At the beach, Ariel usually stays close to the beach. She gathers shells and transports water from the ocean to the sand near where I am sitting. I have no idea why she does this and lately she has gotten Cailin in on it too. They make countless trips to the water and come back and pour the bucket in the sand. They don't build anything in the sand, just make puddles of water to play in. Lately she has been venturing out into the water. She is braver than me because I almost never go in the water. I don't really like the sea creatures, the salty water, or being slapped around by the waves. Instead, I usually take them to the beach and I sit in a chair and read a book while they play without me.

Jump Cailin and Ariel!!!

The end....

We were at the beach until well after sunset.

Cailin on the Beach

A Day at the Beach

When we first moved to Florida, I loved the seagulls. I was so amazed by the fact that these birds could dive in the water and swim to catch fish. I learned really fast that they will eat almost anything. So, we sometimes will bring food like, crackers or bread to the beach to feed them. Well today Ariel brought 2 packs of crackers.

Before I get the camera settings done, she has thrown crackers out and the birds are coming.

Initially Jerry is holding the baby. But when he foolishly gives Cailin a cracker and the birds fly in a take her cracker. They steal her cracker while she is sitting on his lap. They do this, not once but twice. This prompts me to take the baby. I am also decidely through taking pictures when I have my eye up to the viewfinder and feel a bird's wing brush against the side of my face. I put the camera in a semi-automatic mode and hand Jerry the camera. He takes 250 pictures easily. He jokes that his Monday nights are free (meaning he doesn't have to take a photography class to take pictures). I remind him that I set the camera for him!

Ariel starts running
The birds actually start to chase her.
She is throwing crackers in the air as she runs.
Now she is having fun as the birds are chasing her.

They chase her all around the beach.

I walked Cailin through the sand. She likes to hold onto your hands and walk all around. She is pretty good at holding onto things to balance and stand. I didn't let her get down in the sand because she still is in the "everything goes in my mouth" stage. She still managed to get sand in her mouth anyway, because it was so windy. A couple of times I looked down and found her chewing.

No matter what the temperature is at the beach, Ariel is always willing to get in the water!

Ariel sat Cailin down at the water edge.

The water came in and covered their feet.

It was about 75 degrees out but it was extremely windy and the water was freezing. Cailin started to cry when the water washed over her feet.

This was Cailin's first time at the beach. When I sat her down on the sand, it didn't take long for her to figure out she could pick up the sand. Before I could stop her she had the sand in her mouth. By the time we left the beach she was completely covered in sand!

St. Pete Beach

May 20, 2007- We are at St. Pete Beach and Jerry decided to draw our name in the sand and take this picture. I think this is the perfect picture to start this blog out with, because the focus is on family. I'm 9 months pregnant with Cailin and I'm feeling a little uncomfortable and bored. I've been at home for 3 months now and I'm starting to feel like a bum. I have never spent so much time being inactive before. It's very hard to keep the big picture in mind- a healthy baby girl. Anyway, I think this blog is a good way to record memories and share them with family and friends because we live so far away and no longer get to see them very often. I only wish I had started this sooner.